Morning Report

The connection between New Zealand and Japanese rugby is growing all the time. Not only is the Asian country becoming a leading destination for New Zealand players and coaches, but Aotearoa is also… Read more Audio

Mount Everest is making it into the record books again, but not for any good reasons.

This year has already been counted as the fourth-highest number of fatalities on the mountain as a second climber… Read more Audio

Wellington's young leaders are opposed to a crackdown on students drinking in Kelburn Park, near Victoria university, fearing it will just shift the problem to darker corners of the suburb. The City… Read more Audio

The building industry is hoping new research into what drives its high rate of suicide will help spur action and conversations about mental health.

The construction sector has the highest rates of… Read more Audio

People under sixty who are worried they may have bowel cancer are being offered a new screening service by a group of medical specialists. Screening is publicly funded, but only for those 60 to 74… Read more Audio

Maori communities are calling for targeted funding to improve their lives and for more support for the flagship Maori policy Whanau Ora. The government has signalled this week's Budget aims to lift… Read more Audio

The head of Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf says in 48 hours, there were more than 2000 attempts to attack part of its system to access Budget information.

Treasury is rushing to beef up security for all… Read more Audio

An unprecedented joint strike by primary, secondary and area school teachers could close more than 2,000 schools, keeping more than 700,000 children at home.

Members of the Educational Institute and… Read more Audio

Up to 800,000 pupils students could be out of school on Wednesday as their teachers and principals take part in a mega-strike. For the first time, both secondary and primary school teachers are… Read more Audio

New Zealand lead Norway 1-nil midway thru the second half of their Fifa men's under 20 World Cup in Poland. Audio

Wellington cyclists are outraged at a senior Tranzurban bus manager after a controversial social media post mocking bike riders.

The company's operations infrastructure manager, Graham Atkinson… Read more Audio